Both were created on the same day; both eat the same food. Moreover, these closing words allude to the corresponding creation on the third day of both the earth and the plants (1:9–12). Thereby, they complete the symmetry of the overall design. Although this account of the making of humankind shares vocabulary and themes with the rest of creation, its unique features are most striking. To begin with, (1) it is longer (1:26–30) than any other comparable section of the liturgy. Further, (2) the divine